Was working on chip shots today. Still bladed a few, so focused on holding a solid grip like with my full swing – no more wrist breakdwon = no more blading! Here’s my current chip shot routine: 1) Read the shot and determine landing point 2) Aim and setup 3) Solid grip 4) Weight on [...]
In my second-to-last round, hit several wedge shots fat. I realized I wasn’t getting my weight to my left side, and worked hard on that. Yesterday in practice, was making a divot in front of the ball during practice swing, then hitting fat during the real swing. Frustrating…! Realized that I was making partial swings [...]
My ball striking has improved a lot lately. I’m able to connect with 3 wood off the turf, hitting a solid and straight shot about 80% of the time. Two things have helped: weight shift, and grip. From the top of my backswing, I initiate the downswing by sliding my hips to the target. My [...]
In a recent practice session, I bladed several chips and hit an equal number fat. When I did make solid contact, by distance control was good, using the method outlined in a previous post on chipping. So I concluded that my chipping stroke itself broke down. Realized later that I was unconsciously trying to hinge [...]
Now that my 100 yard-and-in game is starting to feel more solid (see previous posts on putting/chipping/pitching), and I have a reliable club off the tee (4 hybrid 170-180 yds), I going back to my search for a longer club. My plan is to learn to hit 3 wood consistently, then later revisit the driver. I’ve [...]
In my last round, I lost 4-5 strokes due to poor full-swing wedge shots. Was hitting fat, getting under the ball, and losing 10-20 yds and missing the green as a result. I worked this out today on the range, and was hammering my sand wedge and pitching wedge: don’t think I’ve ever hit these [...]
In my last round, my chipping was really poor. Two-chipped more than once…and barely chipped onto the green a couple times, so far from the flag that a 3 putt was almost guaranteed… So I’m going full bore on learning how to chip close (< 4ft to the flag), so I can get up and [...]
Now that my ball-striking has improved, my chip shots seem to be off: have bladed a few on the course, adding 2-3 shots to my 18 hole score. For my full-swing, my setup is with my weight evenly distributed on both feet, and this has crept into my chip shots. For chipping and pitching, it’s [...]
Have been hitting my 4 hybrid off the tee and off the turf for long approaches in the last several rounds, and have been getting good results and increased confidence. Now I look forward to 170 to 180 yd shots. However at some point I’d like to master even longer clubs and eventually get back [...]
Lately, my striking of the ball has been better than ever. I’m hitting lots of golf shots in the center of the clubface, sending the ball long and high and most importantly, straight to the target. I’ve become very confident hitting my 4 hybrid, and use it off the tee or fairway. Here is what’s [...]
